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Stop gaslighting the US protestors

Posted on 2nd June 20202nd June 2020 by Beanna Olding

Ever heard of the term “tone policing”? I hadn’t until a few days ago, nose buried in Layla Saad’s fantastically eye-opening Me and White Supremacy. Tone policing is the act of taking offence when a […]

Lockdown is a patchwork, not a blanket

Posted on 27th April 202027th April 2020 by Amy Ramswell

Where are you right now? A house? A flat? A care home? A prison? Homeless? They say coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, but the distribution of property is the product of a rigid, highly discriminatory class system. […]

Black Students Disproportionately Affected By Cancellation Of A-level Examinations

Posted on 3rd April 20208th April 2020 by Ruby Fatimilehin

Due to COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson have announced that GCSE and A-level exams will not be taking place in England this summer. For year thirteen students whose conditional university […]

Fantastic Beasts: Is the Industry Fighting for more Diverse Castings?

Posted on 26th October 201829th March 2019 by Antonia Stephenson

A question worth exploring on this topic is whether the casting for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald would be as great an issue or have received as much attention had the core cast been […]

University of Leeds’ Race Pay Gap Revealed

Posted on 25th October 201811th October 2019 by Ed Barnes

The Universities of Leeds, Manchester, York, and Durham all showed similar results when reviewing the disparities between salaries according to race. In the request made to the University of Leeds, the statistics showed dramatic differences in […]

Racism in the NHS: Good Healthcare for All?

Posted on 19th October 201826th March 2019 by Sophie Denham

Despite the lack of research regarding mental health for BAME groups, BAME groups are considered to be at higher risk of developing mental health problems. Black adults were found to have the lowest treatment of […]

Fashion Magazines Need to Stop This False Representation of BME Women

Posted on 5th October 201826th March 2019 by Adina Rees

The importance of representation is undeniable. Millions of young black children grow up without black idols to look up to in the media, which is heavily dominated by white celebrities. In the last year, there […]

Leeds Launch BME Conference

Posted on 16th February 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Following the BME Leadership Conference last Wednesday, The Gryphon Features explores the lack of Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities in leadership and academia roles at the University of Leeds, the Union and further afield. […]

University of Leeds considering introducing module on Black British History

Posted on 4th May 201723rd May 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The University of Leeds is considering developing a Black British History module, believed to be the first of its kind at a Russell Group university in the United Kingdom. If the module does go ahead, it could […]

Every Single Word: the Representation of Minorities On-Screen

Posted on 16th October 201531st August 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

In the media, there is a distinct lack of coverage of and appreciation for Black Minority Ethnic individuals who positively contribute to our society. The Gryphon explores the underrepresentation of BME individuals in the media […]

Only 9% of University Staff of BME Background

Posted on 16th October 201531st August 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Recent statistics obtained by The Gryphon have shown that in the 2014-15 academic year Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) individuals made up 9% of academic staff across the faculties, with ethnic whites making up 71%. […]

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